| verb | kill by nailing onto a cross “Jesus Christ was crucified” |
| verb | treat cruelly “The children tormented the stuttering teacher” |
| verb | hold within limits and control “subdue one's appetites” |
| verb | criticize harshly or violently “The press savaged the new President” |
| crucifixion | noun | the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross |
| crucifix | noun | representation of the cross on which Jesus died |
| torment | noun | the act of harassing someone |
| tormenter | noun | someone who torments |
| tormentor | noun | someone who torments |
| bedevilment | noun | the act of harassing someone |
| frustration | noun | a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized |
| mortification | noun | (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself) |